CIF project page

The CIF project aims at the implementation of the CORBA Component Model (CCM), as specified by the Object Management Group (OMG). The implementation language is C++ and the implementation code is open source according to the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (GPL). The development was started in 2000 as part of the P924 project of EURESCOM by the Department of Computer Science of the Humboldt University Berlin. Currently it is hosted and advanced by Humboldt University Berlin.

The CIF project currently comprises :

• a CIDL/IDL3 generator tool for component implementation support and for transformation of IDL3 to IDL 2.4
• a session container implementation as runtime environment for components
• a set of example component implementations to increase understanding of how to use CIF

To give a short overview about the CCM features provided by CIF, subsequently a table is listed where a cell filled with X means, that the feature is supported. Be aware that a supported feature does not mean to be in full compliance with the CCM specification, since the project is still under development.